Bayern Munich upset PSG as Diaz scores two goals in Champions League

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Bayern Munich stay apical of the league standings aft staging a roadworthy triumph implicit reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain.

Published On 5 Nov 2025

Bayern Munich person made it 16 wins from 16 games this play to underline their credentials arsenic aboriginal UEFA Champions League favourites, beating holders Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 distant arsenic Luis Diaz scored 2 goals and was shown a reddish card.

The Colombian winger struck doubly connected Tuesday earlier being sent disconnected for a convulsive tackle connected Achraf Hakimi connected the changeable of half-time.

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PSG, who reduced the arrears done Joao Neves, dominated possession aft the interruption but failed to marque it afloat number and slipped to their archetypal decision successful the contention since past season’s quarterfinal 2nd limb against Aston Villa.

The effect kept Bayern apical of the 36-team league connected a maximum 12 points with PSG successful third, 3 points adrift and with much wounded concerns aft Hakimi and Ousmane Dembele were replaced early.

“Most importantly I anticipation that it’s not excessively atrocious for Hakimi. We went done this successful the US [at the Club World Cup against PSG] with [Jamal] Musiala,” Bayern manager Vincent Kompany said astatine a quality conference.

“What I archer players is that erstwhile there’s immoderate hype, don’t judge it. We’ve won 16, but from time onwards, it’s backmost to zero. Nobody has won the Champions League today.”

His PSG counterpart, Luis Enrique, echoed that constituent of view, saying: “Today’s standings mean nothing. What matters is February, March, April, May.”

“It’s ever hard to suffer astatine home. We request to asseverate ourselves and play better. We faced a well-organised team, particularly physically. We couldn’t get our crippled going,” PSG skipper Marquinhos said.

“There are inactive immoderate positives to instrumentality from this match. The squad stay ambitious, but we person to bash better. They were superior to us. In the 2nd half, we were connected top, but it was aft the reddish card.”

Ten-man Bayern clasp connected for melodramatic victory

Dembele made his archetypal Champions League commencement of the season, but his nighttime was short-lived, the France guardant being replaced by Lee Kang-in aft 25 minutes.

PSG, who had beaten Bayern 2-0 successful the Club World Cup quarterfinals successful July, came retired flying with their trademark precocious pressing but were caught acold successful the 4th infinitesimal erstwhile Diaz smashed location aft Lucas Chevalier had parried Michael Olise’s effort.

Dembele thought helium had levelled midway done the half, lone for his extremity to beryllium ruled retired for offside arsenic PSG pressed but looked unusually fragile astatine the back.

Moments later, Manuel Neuer pulled disconnected a spectacular prevention to contradict Bradley Barcola, who had raced to a pinpoint agelong shot from Fabian Ruiz.

Bayern stayed a measurement ahead, and aft Serge Gnabry struck the post, Diaz pounced connected a sleepy Marquinhos to bargain the shot and slot location a 2nd successful the 32nd minute.

Diaz’s evening ended abruptly conscionable earlier half-time erstwhile helium was shown a consecutive reddish paper for a brutal lunge connected Hakimi, who limped disconnected successful tears with a suspected ankle injury.

Long possession spells ensued for PSG successful the 2nd half, but the hosts lacked a cutting borderline until the 74th infinitesimal erstwhile substitute Neves reduced the arrears with a spectacular scissor footwear from Lee’s cross.

Neves came adjacent to levelling a fewer minutes aboriginal with a header arsenic PSG further accrued the pressure. Despite the hosts’ precocious flurry, Bayern held firm.